single dose covid vaccine for emergency use authorization. that decision, by the way, could come at any moment. there's more breaking news we're following. a just released u.s. intelligence report says saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman approved the operation in which sa "washington post" journalist jamal khashoggi was killed. phil mattingly is joining us. president biden is in texas right now, seeing firsthand the damage from those devastating winter storms. and we expect to hear from him fairly soon. what's the latest? >> reporter: wolf, that's correct. the president slipping into a familiar role, consoler in chief down in a state that was ravaged by deadly winter storm a while ago. we're dealing with the issue of vaccinations in short order something that his key $1.9 trillion covid relief package also addresses. a key thing that the white house has been pressing for since the president took office, but it will be without one key element. >> that's what the american rescue plan does. instead of chasing covid-19, it allows us to get ahead of it. >> reporter: tonight president joe biden just hours away from clinching a major legislative victory. the u.s. house set to pass his $1.9 trillion covid relief package along party lines but a key component of that plan, $15 minimum wage on the way to the cutting room floor. the senate parliamentarian ruling it runs afoul of the chamber rules, something biden has acknowledged was likely. >> my guess is it will not be in it. >> reporter: even as the white house said he was disappointed with the decision, but also adding this, that biden, quote, respects the parliamentarian's decision and the senate process. a crucial position as progressives acknowledge at a time to overrule the parliamentarian all together. >> it is unacceptable, i believe, for us to, you know, continue to come up with excuses on why we can't do the right thing on behalf of the american people. >> reporter: the reality, administration officials tell cnn, is the removal of the provision clears a crucial hurdle to senate passage with democratic senators joe manchin and kichlt rsten sinema opposed to the wage increase and democrats with no margin for error in a chamber split 50/50. it includes $1,400 direct payments, hundreds of billions of dollars for schools, vaccines, state and local governments, as well as extension for key emergency unemployment benefits. biden in texas, visiting a state laid low by a deadly winter storm as his administration continues to brief lawmakers on its first military strike. a move to hit back at iranian proxies for rocket attacks in iraq. >> we said a number of times, we will respond on our timeline. once again, we want to be sure of the conductivity and we had the right target. >> reporter: biden attempts to shift course from his predecessor and make this the focal point of u.s. foreign policy. >> diplomacy is back at the center of our foreign policy. >> reporter: even as congressional democrats raise questions about the legal authority for the strike, the administration standing firm in its justification. with white house press secretary jen psaki calling the strikes, qu quote, both necessary to address the threat and proportionate to the prior attacks. this, as the administration released a long-awaited, classified intelligence report on the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi. that report coming a day after biden spoke to saudi arabia's king salman, laying the blame right at the feet of the king's son, saying explicitly the intelligence community assessed, quote, saudi arabia's crown prince mohammed bin salman approved an operation in istanbul, turkey, to capture or kill "washington post" journalist jamal khashoggi. >> while sanctions were imposed on entities and individuals today, one individual who did not receive any punishment, mohammed bin salman despite president biden during the campaign saying that was something he would consider, administration officials telling cnn, quote, it was too complicated and could jeopardize saudi and u.s. relations. as for the saudis, they put out a statement saying they reject the intelligence report entirely, believe it is false and don't believe it is truthful in terms of the conclusions it laid out. wolf? >> we'll have much more on this story coming up. phil mattingly at the white house. thank you so much. ienchts want to go to our chief correspondent manu raju joining us right now. house lawmakers will be voting soon on biden's nearly $2 trillion covid relief plan. >> reporter: there's very little margin for error for house democrats to achieve the passage of this bill tonight. they have a very narrow majority. house majority whip jim clyburn telling me they can't lose more than three democrats in order to get this through, and they are expecting to lose one, maybe two democrats. this is expected to still pass tonight, according to democratic leaders, but perhaps by the narrowest of margins. and the vote can go late into the night. it's unclear exactly when it could happen. this proposal, massive. $1.9 trillion could impact virtually all aspects of the u.s. economy from small businesses to states and cities to individuals who could get relief checks soon, as well as extension of jobless benefits. democrats have the deadline of march 14th to get something on to joe biden's desk, but they still need to go through the legislative process. tonight will be the first step, getting it through the house. then it will go into the senate next week. that's when the senate will strip out that $15 minimum wage because it was ruled out of order by the senate's parliamentarian, not following the district budget rules needed to pass the bill through the process they're using in that chamber. behind the scenes, wolf, democratic leaders are scrambling. trying to figure out an alternative way to beast booft the minimum wage by penalizing companies and giving their employees $15 an hour. there are questions whether that can get through but democrats are confident the overall bill can get through perhaps without the minimum wage but perhaps only by democratic votes. >> important information, indeed. we'll see what happens, first of all, later tonight. manu raju on capitol hill, thank you. cnn is learning details of sweeping changes being recommended for the u.s. capitol and the security review prompted by the january 6th insurrection. let's go to our chief correspondent jim sciutto, working this story for us. you're getting very important new information from your sources. what are you learning? >> reporter: that's right, wolf. these are draft recommendations due to be released next week. members of congress have already been briefed on them. as you say they recommend really dramatic changes to security on the capitol in the wake of the january 6th insurrection. let's go through the headline points here. one, a recommendation to add more than 1,000 new capital security personnel, both here in washington, but also crucially in members' home districts. and in their homes due to threats they may face there. second, the establishment of a quick reaction force to react to threats on the capitol. this will be composed of a national guard battalion based in d.c. and available on call 24/7. also crucial to these recommendations is the recommendation that they build a series of walls and fences around the capitol that would be quickly deployable in the event of a threat. that's important. finally, also addressing one of those issues we heard consistently in the hearings this week on the hill, and that is trying to address the communication issues that were so crucial in the midst of the january 6th violence there in the capitol, inability to communicate among officers, attempting to address that as well. when you hear these numbers, 1,000 more officers, these walls and fences, a quick reaction force, it represents, wolf, just how seriously u.s. capitol police and others advising them see the threat going forward. >> changes on capitol hill, as you well know, they've been so dramatic since january 6th. as you also note, jim, there are democratic and republican lawmakers, plenty of them, who have been opposed to what they see as this long-term fencing or walls around the capitol. they want people to walk around to see it, to go up to the capitol. what's the latest on that? >> well, it appears that the recommendation is to try to strike sfg a balance here, right? they want to have and they recommend that there be long-term barriers there, that this threat is not going away tomorrow but the preference is for quickly deployable mobile barriers. in other words, they can move them in. when there's a threat, there's a particular event but maintain access to the capitol. again, wolf, you see here, you might say airing on the side of security and particularly notable that that threat extends beyond washington, right, that these thousand new personnel recommended will provide not only security here, where it is widely seen that the current force is overwhelmed, about 200 short at this point, but also crucially back in home districts. you know, you and i have talked about this, threats to members when they go home as well. >> a lot of threats out there and totally understandable what's going on. sad but totally understandable. let's get more on this, chairman of the house intelligence committee, congressman adam schiff of california is joining us. thank you so much for joining us. i have several issues i want to get to. what do you make of these security recommendations you just heard our jim sciutto des describe? >>. of us feel that the security has been enadequate for some time. frankly it's a concern when we're away from the capitol. we feel more secure, at least until january 6th, around the capitol than many of us do when we're in our district offices that don't enjoy anything like the same protection. i eagerly await and anticipate their recommendations. i have to say, though, it disturbs me, as it does my colleagues, that we have to work in this walled-in city right now. i hope this won't be long lasting. >> all of us hope that. right now, the threats are intense. let's get to this coronavirus relief bill. you guys in the house are going to be voting on it in the next few hours. minimum wage hike will not be included in the senate version. i understand it will be included in the house version. it will be stripped when it goes to the senate. from your perspective, the parliamentarian who made the decision that it can't be included in the senate version, be fired? should her ruling be disregarded as some of your colleagues are calling for? >> you don't fire a parliamentarian if you have confidence that they're making their judgment to the best of their ability. it's a separate question about whether you feel that you should overturn the judgment of the parliamentarian. i would be open to the senate exploring any way to get the minimum wage increased. it would lift millions of americans out of poverty. and is among the most significant steps that we can take to bring immediate relief to families who are just barely hanging on right now. but there may be other ways we can go at this withstand-alone legislation. it may be the kind of thing -- although, we may need to overcome the filibuster more generally, where we can target different processes to get that particular bill passed. but there are other aspects of the bill that are also essential, that will also lift people out of poverty, like the child tax credit. so, whether we're successful in the relief package with the minimum wage, there are other important pieces that need to get done as well. >> right now the 7.25 minimum wage, which has been the law since 2009, that obviously has to go up. they have to figure some way to do that. as you know, senate majority leader chuck schumer is considering what is essentially a workaround, imposing penalties for corporations paying less than that $15 minimum wage. would you support that? >> i would be very open to proposals like that. anything that we can do, frankly, to ensure that more americans who work hard, work full time don't have to live in poverty. it shouldn't be in a country as prosperous as ours that if you work hard, play by the rules, you pay your taxes that you can't afford health care, you can't afford food or rent or your mortgage. you should be able to make it in america, if you work hard. and so i think raising that minimum wage is really important. >> let's turn to this new u.s. intelligence report. it's been declassified, released today that finds the saudi crown prince personally responsible for approving the killing of the journalist jamal khashoggi. you're the chairman of the house intelligence committee. you've been privy to a lot of sensitive information about this killing. are you disappointed that the biden administration chose not to take direct action against the crown prince, mohammed bin salman, himself? >> you know, first of all, i think the report itself is pretty remarkable in saying in no uncertain terms that the crown prince of saudi arabia ordered the capture or killing of an american resident and journalist, that essentially the crown prince has blood on his hands. i would like to see the administration go beyond what it has announced in terms of repercussio ns to make sure there are direct repercussions to the crown prince. you go after those that follow the orders to kill someone but not the person who gave the orders and i think there are ways to do it. i think the crown prince should be shunned by the president. i don't think he should be invited to the united states. i don't think the president should meet or speak with him. there are ways to go after assets controlled by the crown prince that may have played a role in this capture/kill operation. i would like to see them do more. i think that would be consistent with our champion of human rights and do so without bringing about a complete rupture of the relationship between the united states and saudi arabia. >> well, how do you do that? he is arguably, maybe after the king himself, the most powerful leader in saudi arabia right now. how do you avoid a complete rupture if the u.s. is going to sanction him personally? and this report which i've gone through the declassified version, director of the national intelligence we assess that crown prince mohammed bin salman approved an operation in istanbul, turkey, to capture or kill journalist jamal khashoggi. then it says the crown prince viewed khashoggi as a threat to the kingdom and broadly approved of violent measures to be used against him. what would you recommend that president biden do to punish the crown prince? >> in the last administration they weren't even willing to call the crown prince out on the murder, and the former president was proud of protecting the crown prince from any repercussion. now we have a full-throated statement of accountability. i think we can go beyond it in ways i mentioned, by shunning the crown prince and going after assets of the crown prince that may have been used in this operation. the saudis, including the crown prince, are going to decide what's in their interest. and if they think, as i believe that they will, that notwithstanding repercussions we attach to the crown prince, there's reasons for them not to cut off relationships with the united states because, indeed, they get more out of the relationship than we do, then it won't result in a complete rupture. maybe certain narrow areas of cooperation on counterterrorism, on pushing back against iran, on peace between israelis and palestinians, where they can continue to play a constructive role and we ought to engage them. they'll decide what's in their best interest. i think they'll decide their best interest is not to completely rupture operations because we're holding them accountable for a murder that the crown prince knows he helped commit. >> very quick question on another major development that's unfolding right now. the u.s. air strikes in syria yesterday, you called the biden administration's congressional notification of the strikes inadequate. what kind of notification should they have given you? you specifically? you're a member of the so-called gang of eight, chairman of the intelligence committee. were you notified in advance that these air strikes were about to unfold? >> you know, wolf, technically, yes, we were given advanced notification. it was done in such a manner that it wasn't meaningful notification. and so we have gone back to the administration and we're going to try to make sure that where it's necessary in the future that we get more effective notice in advance. we're also scrutinizing the legal basis for the strike, the proportionality of the strike. i think there is a strong case on the basis of what i've seen thus far, although it's very preliminary, that this was necessary to respond to attacks on u.s. forces, and more importantly, to deter future attacks. i do think it was important for the biden administration to send a message, a very clear message early on, that these attacks on our forces will not be tolerated, and i think that they did just that. but i want to make sure that it's proportionate. i want to make sure of the intelligence that supported the strike as well as look at the legal issues involving a strike on a sovereign nation. in this case, syria. >> we'll see what happens on that front as well. congressman adam schiff, chairman of the intelligence committee. thank you for joining us. >> thank you, wolf. breaking news just coming in to "the situation room" right now, fda advisory panel has just voted that the jnson & johnson single-dose vaccine is approved for emergency use authorization in the united states. we'll get details and talk to our experts. this is important information you need to know. we'll be right back. when you get the details right. that's why for our new dove hair therapy range we have selected ingredients so potent they instantly nourish damaged hair at a cellular level. 100% smoother hair after first use. voiceover: riders. wanderers on the road of life. the journey is why they ride. when the road is all you need, there is no destination. uh, i-i'm actually just going to get an iced coffee. well, she may have a destination this one time, but usually -- no, i-i usually have a destination. yeah, but most of the time, her destination is freedom. nope, just the coffee shop. announcer: no matter why you ride, progressive has you covered with protection starting at $79 a year. voiceover: 'cause she's a biker... please don't follow me in. the ergo smart base from tempur-pedic responds to snoring - automatically. voiceover: 'cause she's a biker... so no hiding under your pillow. or opting for the couch. your best sleep. all night. every night. experience the mattress ranked #1 in customer satisfaction by jd power, two years in a row. tonight, i'll be eating the al pastor burrito from boca burritos right here in aurora. 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>> the administration is taking this report very, very seriously. i think you saw them walk through some actions we were taking against saudi officials and others responsible in saudi arabia for this horrific crime, and the president has made clear that our relationship with saudi arabia is not going to be what it was before. it's going to have to be different going forward. as we stand up for rule of law and human and civil rights. but, wolf, it's not uncommon that top leadership of nations are not themselves personally under sanctions for actions like this. there are other ways, we believe there are other ways, more effective ways to hold the saudi accountable for this and other civil and human rights violations and concerns that we have. here at the pentagon, we have commitments, security commitments in the middle east that require that the military-to-military relationship with saudi arabia remain healthy. we're focused on that, too, going forward. >> if the crown prince personally ordered the murder of a "washington post" journalist, jamal khashoggi, personally ordered that and all the others who were directly involved in go ing to turkey and killing him, dismembering him with a chain -- you know, a chainsaw, if the others are all being sanctioned by the u.s., why not the individual who ordered the murder? >> well, again, we believe the actions we're taking are suitable and appropriate to hold saudi arabia accountable, to the to mention the fact that this relationship will be put on a different footing, as it should be. we share everyone's concern over this horrific crime. for so many different reasons. but we believe the actions we're taking will refocus the relationship that is more in keeping with our interests and our concerns over the rule of law. and i think you'll see that going forward. >> will the defense secretary be speaking, meeting with the crown prince? >> the defense secretary of state, secretary austin spoke with the crown prince last week. we gave a short readout of that conversation. he did actually speak to the crown prince. that's not inappropriate at all because the crown prince, his official duties are as defense minister for saudi arabia. >> that dialogue will continue, defense minister to defense secretary? >> i believe that will, yes. >> let me get your thoughts on the air strike in syria against these iranian-backed militias. adam schiff just called your notification to congress inadequate. why were key committees, the house acommittees not informed? >> the speed with which it was conducted, i believe, is his criticism. i won't speak to that other than to say we did inform key con congressional committees, oversight committees here at the pentagon about this impending strike. we have also volunteered to come in and give them a classified briefing later this week. consultations with members of congress continue today. it only happened just last night. we've been talking to staffers and members on the hill today, and that will continue also throughout the week. >> what was the administration hoping to accomplish with this air strike yesterday? do you think this operation achieved the goal? >> yeah. two things i think here, wolf. one, we wanted to make an impact on the use of these facilities, this compound across the iraq/syria border on the syrian side by these groups we know were responsible for these recent attacks. we demolished nine buildings. that is useless to them as an entry point, way station entry point to support their operations inside iraq and, number two, to send a very strong, unambiguous message that we're going to do what we have to do to protect our troops, our facilities, our people and those of our iraqi partners inside iraq. this was very much a defensive strike to limit their ability to use this, but also to send a strong message of our resolve in terms of self-defense. >> senator bernie sanders just release aid sd a statement, joh saying he was very concerned that last night's strike puts our country, his words again, on the path of continuing what he called the forever war instead of ending it. what's your response to the senator? >> certainly appreciate the senator's concerns. what i would say is that this is not about continuing forever wars. this is about going after the groups that are putting our tr troops and iraqi partners in peril. it's important to remember, wolf, the reason we're in iraq, first of all at the invitation of the iraqi fwost, but to continue to go after isis. wul a greatly diminished threat, they're still there and still pose a threat to our interest and our iraqi partners' interest. that's what we're doing. only 900 or so troops in syria. this is not the same mission as what people continue to refer to as forever wars. now, that said, the president has been very clear that he wants to end these forever wars and he's intending to do that in ways that are sustainable and manageable through political resolutions as much as possible, but this is a counterterrorism mission against a terrorist threat that still exist. >> john kirby is the pentagon spokesman. thank you for joining us. good luck. >> thank you, wolf. more breaking news copping into the situation room. fda advisers have just recommended moments ago emergency use authorization for johnson & johnson's single-dose coronavirus vaccine. stand by. dr. sanjay gupta is joining us. we'll also have the latest on those alarming coronavirus variants that are now spreading around the united states. 5g ultra wideband-- wow!s ph (vo) the new samsung galaxy s21 is on verizon 5g ultra wideband. available in parts of many cities. it's ridiculously fast. buy samsung galaxy s21+ 5g. get one on us. only on verizon. wanna build a gaming business that breaks the internet? 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no recommendation that maybe a booster shot should be available a month later or whatever? >> well, there are currently ongoing a two-dose trial in the united states as well as a number of other countries. we may find, probably in the second half of the year, that a second dose induces even better immunity. but this is a fluid situation regarding boosting. i think depending on sort of the variants and their impact, i think there may be booster dosing down the road anyway. we'll see in the second half of the year whether there will be a second dose vaccination but one dose will keep you out of the hospital, keep you out of the intensive care unit and keep you out of the morgue. >> that's really encouraging. walk us through quickly what happens now in the next few days. when will americans start getting johnson & johnson vaccine shots? >> the way this works is that we, the fda makes a recommendation to the fda. the fda considers that recommendation. then it goes to the centers for disease control and prevention through their committee, advisory committee for immunization practice, will determine are there specific groups that may best benefit from this vaccine? that will probably happen on sunday. by the middle of next week, probably by march 2nd or 3rd, this vaccine would start rolling off the shelves to the american public. >> what's your reaction, sanjay, to the major development in the fight against this virus? >> well, you know, it's been quite a year, right? a year ago, one year ago today, you know, we were talking about the beginning of this pandemic and the idea of a vaccine, let alone three. i don't think, really -- i don't think anybody sort of anticipated that we would move that quickly, that it could be done that quickly. so, it's really -- it's encouraging. you know, obviously there's been so much disspiriting news over this past year, wolf. the numbers on the right side of the screen. i think the fact that we'll have three, it sounds like, authorized vaccines now is optimistic and should make an impact, hopefully by this summer. >> a lot of people, dr. offit, are asking and i'll ask you the question, would you recommend that all americans take this johnson & johnson vaccine as soon as they can get it, even if it's not necessarily quite as effective as the shots from pfizer or moderna? >> get what you can. this vaccine will help protect you against medically attended illness, meaning hospitalization and worse. yes, get whatever you can. if it ends up being there's a booster dose down the road you get a booster dose. right now you can safely say one dose of this vaccine is certainly better than one dose of the mrna vaccine. it's a two-dose vaccine. right now this is a one-dose vaccine. get it if you can. get whatever you can. >> let me ask sanjay. do you agree? >> yeah. if i tell you, you have a vaccine that essentially nobody died in that vaccinated group, nobody was hospitalized at the one-month mark after receiving that vaccine, you know, i think that's what people fundamentally want from their vaccines. i think there's still some unanswered questions, like how well does the vaccine do at preventing people from actually getting infected, things like that. but no doubt. my parents are in their late 70s in florida. they ask me about these vaccines. i would absolutely recommend it to them as well. >> it's really, really important. dr. offit, walk us through what was going on when you and your colleagues were considering the various data about this johnson & johnson vaccine? i noted thanks to you, it was 22-0, everybody approved t was there any dissent, any kind of serious questions, specifically about the fact that apparently it's less effective against some of these viral variants out there, especially the one that was first found in south africa? >> actually, i think the news on viral variants was excellent. this was a vaccine that was tested in south africa, where the south african variant is predominant and accounts for virtually all cases yet it was highly effective against severe disease, the kind of disease that causes hospitalization or worse. it was tested in brazil where about 70% of the cases there are caused by the brazilian variant where again it was highly effective. that bodes very well, by the way, for the mrna vaccines. all these vaccines are meant to protect against the same strain, the first variant that left china, swept across europe, the united states. the so-called d.614g variant. that's how all these vaccines were geared towards, protecting against that disease. now you know that the j & j vaccine does protect against at least severe disease caused by the south african and brazil variants. that bodes very well for the vaccine. what hasn't happened yet acres line hasn't been crossed. you know a line has been crossed when people who have been naturally infected or fully vaccinated are nonetheless hospitalized with one of these variants. that hasn't happened yet. so i think until that happens, we can be reassured that these vaccines are enormously valuable. >> sanjay, we're almost out of time. astrazeneca vaccine, for example that is still being tested and reviewed. where do things stand? right now three, for all practical purposes, have been approved here in the united states. what about the others? >> i think there's two more that are sort of coming down the pike. they had been authorized in some countries around the world. so my guess is the same process that we saw with moderna, pfizer and now j & j, at some point -- i don't know exactly when but some point over the next few months we may be going through that as well with astrazeneca, novavax and a couple of them. >> what do you think, dr. offit? >> i agree. those are the next two. i would think by april, may, we'll start to hear about data generated from those two vaccines. >> and i just want to thank you, dr. offit, for what you and your colleagues have done. this is so, so important, life saving, these vaccines that are being administered right now. i hope people just go out and get them, especially those who need them the most and don't have any doubts about their safety. dr. sanjay gupta, thanks to you as well. there's more news we're following. former president trump, undisputed star of the conservative political action conference now underway in florida where they're rehashing lies about a stolen election. >> we're standing by to hear directly from president biden as the house prepares to vote on his $1.9 trillion covid relief plan. new smartphone deal. well i'm an existing customer and i'd like your best new smartphone deal. oh do ya? 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almost. actually, it's evening. and i want to thank you, governor and mrs. abbott, for your hospitality and friendship and representative senator cornyn. i think he had to go back. i think he's getting on a plane. he came to see me last event. and representatives shirley jackson lee, al green, sylvia garcia, lizzy pennelli. excuse me, pinel. and what am i doing here? i'm going to lose track here. and mayor turner, thank you all for welcoming us. and jill and i wanted to visit texas today for a couple of reasons. first and foremost, let the people of texas know our prayers are with you in the aftermath of this winter storm and, secondly, to let you know what i told governor abbott and mayor turner and the judge and the congressional delegation, that we will be true partners to help you recover and rebuild from the storms and this pandemic and the economic crisis. we're in for the long haul. earlier today, we received an update on the storm relief efforts from harris county, into harris county emergency operations center. folks there are doing god's work, as my mother would say. it was an important update on how the federal government and states are working together through the emergency declarations that i made after the storm hit, when the governor contacted me. the federal emergency management, fema, is providing millions of gallons of water and millions of meals, direct assistance to uninsured homeowners to repair the damage burst pipes caused to millions of homes across this state. the public assistance that comes with disaster declaration ensures that mayors and county officials can find shelter for folks in need and keep them safe and warm. this is in addition to the more than 125,000 blankets fema has also made available to storm victims so children and families don't go to bed cold. working with the army corps of engineers from the defense department has made generators and diesel fuel available to hospitals, nursing homes and other critical facilities to keep the lightshelping efforts food, fuel, and blankets all across the state, and i want to thank the service members for helping your fellow americans in their time of need. when we have a problem, we always call on the military, domestic or foreign, no matter what. the best in the world. and i know millions of texans have been impacted by the destruction of community water systems as a result of the power outages. the environmental protection agency has deployed mobile drinking water labs in houston, san antonio, ft. worth, to test water so we can get boil water advisories lifted and get safe drinking water flowing through the faucets again. there's more, but let me say this. we're not here today as democrats or republicans. we're here today as americans. the american leaders with a responsibility, all of us here in this parking lot, a responsibility to all of the people we serve. when a krcrisis hits our states it's not a republican or democrat who are hurting, it's our fellow americans who are hurting and our job to help everyone in need, look out for one another, leave nobody behind. that's what we haveen today. after our briefing, we stopped by the houston food bank. that's also doing god's work, incredible operation. just like everyone else here in the vaccination center, they have done thousands of people. thousands of people. making a fundamental difference in the safety and security of people. the more people get vaccinated, the faster we'll beat this pandemic. that's why one of my first steps in my first goals as president was to announce that i was going to get 100 million covid vaccine shots administered in my first 100 days. because of the people behind me and others, america is going to be the first in the country, perhaps the first in the world to get that done. and i'm proud to say we're halfway there. 50 million shots. actually, i was telling the congressman earlier, i carry a card with me, and a list every day, the number -- the actual number of vaccines that have been administered. as of today -- as of last night, 503,587. every single one matters. in just 37 days. the weeks ahead of schedule, we're weeks ahead of skel. even with setbacks from the winter storm. we're moving in the right direction. look, in the last six weeks we have gone from 6 million shots right before we took office in total to 12 million shots per week now. we have increased vaccine distribution by 70%. 60% of the people over tage of 0 have received at least one shot. close to 50% of the people over the age of 65 got at least one shot. and you say, why am i focused on that? it's especially important because people over the age of 65 account for 80% of all of the covid deaths. 80%. roughly 75% of the people live in long-term care facilities now have gotten their first dose, and those cases are at the lowest level since reporting began in may. we're making this progress because of all of you, the federal government and the states are working together. along with public and private partners. it starts with supply. we work with vaccine manufacturers, pfizer and moderna, to insure we had enough supply to supply all adults in america by the end of july. and we discovered the vaccine manufacturers, though, weren't getting prioritized when it came to securing supplies they needed to fix their problem of not being able to go more rapidly, so i used the defense production act to speed up the supply chain for key equipment that's already helped increase vaccine production. last week, i toured the pfizer vaccine manufacturing facility in kalamazoo, michigan. it's incredible, the precision, the safety, the pride, the sense of purpose. everyone involved in that facility, and we have all seen the news about johnson & johnson vaccine today, just the third safe effective vaccine, and it's out. they have approved it today. we're going to use every conceivable way to expand manufacturing of the vaccine. the third vaccine. to make even more rapid progress at getting shots in people's arms. here's what else we're doing. we're increasing the number of vaccinators, the people putting -- one thing to have the vaccine, another thing to get it in people's arms. we brought back retired doctors and nurses by executive order, allowed that to happen. we have deployed more than 1,500 medical professionals. you see during the natural disasters, from fema, our commissioned corps from the department of health and services, and the national guard. and we're lining up thousands more. we're also setting up more places to get vaccinated, and today, as of today, we have provided 3.8 billion dollars to states, territories, and tribes, to create hundreds of new vaccination centers and ramp up existing ones. we're providing personnel and equipment, and we're covering the cost for states, including the use of their national guard. here in texas, it's meant millions of dollars and hundreds of vaccinators working in community vaccination centers, and three mass vaccination centers. in arlington, dallas, and right here in houston. they vaccinate thousands of texans a day. tens of thousands overall. i want to show the american people the extraordinary effort being made and undertaken in the most difficult operational challenge this nation has ever faced logistically. it's remarkable. about 6,000 doses a day here. folks who are eligible can call by phone, sign up online for an appointment, drive in, stay in their car, get a shot. in and out in a very short amount of time. requires massive logistical coordination and critical federal support from fema and the national guard. to work with cities and states and the houston, texans, to stand up this kind of site. vice president harris and i did a tour of a similar vaccination center in arizona. one nurse, one nurse there, said -- she talked about the shots, talking about how many they were getting in people's arms, and she said she felt like she was administering, get this, a dose of hope. a dose of hope. we're working with governors across the country to stand up and lend federal support to hundreds of vaccination centers from stadiums like here to community centers to houses of worship, large parking lots, delivery places, doses that hope we can get in people's arms as quickly as possible. i have also sent millions of vaccines to thousands of local pharmacies. over 7,000, to make it easier for folks to get the covid-19 vaccine shot like they would a flu shot, because people are comfortable going to their local pharmacy. they go there for their flu shot, everything else, they trust the pharmacist, and they're likely to go. here in texas, that includes 500 pharmacies across the state, like walmart and cvs including 50 pharmacies here in houston. and for the folks who didn't live near a vaccination center or a pharmacy, we're deploying mobile clinics to go out to those neighborhoods in rural areas where people are unable to get to the centers. these are special vehicles with pop-up clinics to meet folks where they live and where they don't have the transportation to get the shots, which they'll be launching very soon here in houston, those mobile units, as well as dallas, arlington, and across the state. we have also started to send vaccines directly to community health centers to help the hard to reach folks in cities, small towns, and rural communities. and black, latino, and native american communities that have higher rates of covid-19 infections and deaths than any other groups. here in texas, we're already partnering with 12 community health centers in 10 cities, which have combined sites at over 100 locations across the entire state. we're going to save people's lives as a result of these round the clock efforts, in five weeks, america has administered the most shots of any country in the world. that's great progress. it's also true that while covid-19 vaccinations are up, covid-19 cases and hospitalizations are down. but i need to be honest with you. i said from the beginning, like roosevelt, who said i'll shoot you straight from the shoulder. you can handle anything as long as you're told the truth. cases and hospitalizations could go back up as new variants emerge. and it's not the time to relax. we have to keep washing our hands, staying socially distanced, and for god's sake, wear your mask. wear your mask. it's not a political statement. it's a patriotic thing to do. some of our progress in this fight is because so many americans are stepping up and doing these things. and the worst thing we could do now would be let our guard down. and here's another critical point. we're going to hit a phase in this effort, maybe late april, early may, when many predict there will be ramped up vaccine supply and we'll have administered shots to most of the people who really are eager to get them, and those who have been able to get there, but at the same time, the warning is there are people in hard to reach areas who can't get the shots and folks who are hesitant to take the shots. we all know there's a history in this country of subjugating certain communities to terrible medical and scientific abuse. but if there's one message that needs to cut through all this, the vaccines are safe. i promise you. they are safe and effective. listen to dr. fauci, listen to th

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